I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it, when I was 13. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to E1 Capitan, a  16  rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew  17 I wanted to climb it. That has been my life’s passion (钟爱) ever since 18 the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I’ve long made Yosemite my  19 .
About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of  20 , like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It’s   21  me why visitors started respecting the place 22 and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.
I tried  23  trash(垃圾)myself, but the job was too big. I would  24  an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so  25  it that I decided something had to change.
As a rock-climbing guide, I knew 26  about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a 27 . On that day, more than 300 people  28 . Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to  29 . I couldn’t believe the  30  we made—the park looked clean!
Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people  31 42,330 pounds of trash.
I often hear people  32   about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by     33 rather than complaining. We need to teach by  34   . You can’t blame others  35  you start with yourself.

【小题1】
A.distantB.hugeC.narrowD.loose
【小题2】
A.immediatelyB.finallyC.graduallyD.recently
【小题3】
A.imaginingB.paintingC.describingD.climbing
【小题4】
A.gardenB.home C.labD.palace
【小题5】
A.sourceB.resourcesC.wasteD.goods
【小题6】
A.beyondB.againstC.overD.within
【小题7】
A.moreB.mostC.lessD.least
【小题8】
A.throwing awayB.picking up
C.breaking downD.digging out
【小题9】
A.killB.saveC.waitD.spend
【小题10】
A.satisfied withB.delighted in
C.tired of D.used to
【小题11】
A.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothing
【小题12】
A.cleanupB.partyC.picnicD.concert
【小题13】
A.dropped outB.showed up
C.looked aroundD.called back
【小题14】
A.demandB.receiveC.accomplishD.overcome
【小题15】
A.planB.visitC.contact D.difference
【小题16】
A.picked upB.set upC.handedD.set down
【小题17】.
A.talkB.complainC.argueD.quarrel
【小题18】
A.doingB.thinkingC.questioningD.watching
【小题19】
A.methodB.explanationC.exampleD.research
【小题20】
A.althoughB.ifC.whenD.unless

I don’t like my parents. They always tell me I should do this, and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry,” said Liu Dan, a middle school student in Beijing. Do you have the same problem? Perhaps your parents had the same problem when they were your age long ago. Why does it seem that some parents are not so friendly in their children’s eyes?
One of the biggest things is when someone becomes a parent, he or she likes worrying things. They worry about everything about you from the time you were born. They do a lot for you, though something would make you angry, because they care about you and worry about you. They worry about your choice of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get, etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.
So how can you make things easier on yourself? It’s easier than you think. Just make sure your parents know what you’re doing. Get them to know your friends. Call them if you stay somewhere else later than usual. Say sorry to them when you make mistakes. Take responsibility for what you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you.
Most of all, try to think about why your parents do this or do that. They are still practicing being parents and need help you can give them. Someday, when you become a parent, they may be able to help you how to get on with your children.
【小题1】The writer of the passage doesn’t agree that _______.

A.parents want you to grow up healthily
B.parents don’t want you to make some bad friends
C.parents worry about everything about you
D.parents want to control you
【小题2】Some of the children are angry with their parents in the passage because ________.
A.the parents think they eat too much
B.the parents don’t like the friends that their children have made
C.the children don’t live with their parents
D.the children are limited by their parents
【小题3】“They are still practicing being parents.” means _______.
A.parents are not always rightB.parents should practice more
C.parents have many mistakesD.parents are always right
【小题4】The main idea in this passage is that _______.
A.some of the parents in China don’t love their children
B.children and parents should understand more about each other
C.parents should worry too much about their children
D.children should bear everything their parents arranged

Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really made a conscious(自觉的)effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.
Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before.
Memory “trick” work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber(理发师)shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office.
We always seem to find something funny and amusing(有趣的)in incidents caused by people’s forgetfulness or absent-mindedness. Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never got tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “trick” of our memory can cause us great trouble.
【小题1】If you want to have a good memory, .

A.you should force yourself to remember things
B.you should make a conscious effort of practice and exercise
C.you should never stop learning
D.you should try hard to remember tings
【小题2】Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.One night the writer forgot to lock the front door.
B.One night the writer forgot having locked the front door.
C.The writer remembered to lock the door.
D.the writer remembered unlocking the front door.
【小题3】In the passage, the writer seems to tell you .
A.forgetting things is serious and dangerous
B.always forgetting things is understandable
C.forgetting things at times is natural
D.the way to protect yourself from memory “tricks”
【小题4】The best title for this passage is .
A.How to Get a Good Memory
B.“Tricks” Of Memory
C.Forgetfulness and Absent-mindedness is Dangerous
D.Get Rid of Absent-mindedness

John, a famous musician, took his priceless antique violin and played it in the crowded subway station. The music from the violin was delicately streaming throughout the whole station. However, during the one-hour play, only six or seven people were truly appreciating the charming music. A three-year-old kid was so fascinated by the music that he forgot everything around. John only got 52 dollars for his work that day.

     However, in normal days, when John is about to hold a concert, one ticket can be sold at more than 100 dollars and it is extremely hard to buy a ticket even at such a high price. Therefore, later, many passers-by in the station that day felt deeply regretful for not recognizing the famous musician and missing such a valuable but cheap music feast.

     I have a very busy friend who had totally changed after knowing that his wife came down with incurable illness. He cooked by himself for the family and took a walk with his wife every day. Nonetheless, his wife still did not manage to conquer the illness and passed away after three months. After that, he often sighed miserably that due to his past busy life, he had missed a lot of beautiful time with his wife. But now, it is impossible to make up for it.

     It is no use crying over spilt milk. We have missed a lot of precious things in our life without knowing to cherish them.

    Actually, I also missed something precious before. The reason why we would have missed those precious things is less than simple: we had thought that we could still own them tomorrow.

     Nevertheless, tomorrow is actually by no means reliable. There was a famous Buddhist monk saying that in many people’s lives, they have only done two things: waiting and regretting. The result is that they were always too late to cherish what they had before they lost it. We would often claim to do something when we grow up, or when we have money or when we become old, etc. However, when we reach the condition we have expected, we could no longer realize our wish, because we have lost it by then.

1.The reason why people often regret may be that _______.

A. they are too busy to notice the beautiful things

B. they are too careless to cherish precious things

C. they are lazy to observe the surroundings

D. they think that it’s none of their business

2.The idea the author would like to get across to us seems that _______.

A. actions speak louder than words

B. a bad beginning makes a bad ending

C. the lost will never come back

D. each day brings its own bread

3.What method does the author employ to support his opinion?

A. By listing data.                          B. By comparing the details .

C. By explaining the procedures .                   D. By taking examples.

4.How do we understand the underlined parts “waiting and regretting”?

A. Many people will not cherish what they have until they lost them.

B. Many people cannot do well until they get older.

C. Many people know what they are doing.

D. Many people regret for what they don’t possess.

 

“Old wives tales” are beliefs lasting for many generations. For example, most of us remember our parents’ telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. Is there any truth in these teachings? Some of them agree with present medical thinking, but others have not passed the test of time.

Did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? Scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration. Eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. Garlic is good for you, too. It can kill the type of virus that causes colds.

Unfortunately, not all of Mom’ s advice passed the test of medical studies. For example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. But research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. Do sweets cause tooth problems? Well, yes. However, sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars.

Even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs don’t hold water, there is still a lot of truth in the old wives’ tales. After all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated from thousands of years of experience in family health care. We should respect this body of knowledge even as we search for clear scientific support to prove it true or false.

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the test?

A.Eating garlic is good for our eyes.

B.Sticky sweets are damaging our teeth.

C.Swimming after a meal is dangerous.

D.Carrots prevent people from catching colds.

2. The phrase “hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means”_____”.

A.to be believable

B.to be valuable

C.to be admirable

D.to be suitable

3.What is the author’s attitude toward “old wives tales” in the text?

A.Subjective

B.Objective

C.Dissatisfied

D.Curious

 

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